Throughout your career, the Boston University Alumni Association (BUAA) and career centers across campus are committed to helping you define and achieve your goals. Take advantage of the extensive BU alumni network to advance your career.

CAREERBEAM

CareerBeam is a free, comprehensive career management system designed to help you clarify your career goals and explore your career options through a variety of tools.

Self-evaluation: CareerBeam’s career assessment tools factor in your values, temperament, interests, and personality to help you develop and achieve your professional goals.

Résumés and cover letter builders: Whether you are writing a résumé for the first time or updating the one you have, use CareerBeam for building an accomplishment-based résumé and cover letter.

Research on hundreds of industries: Access more than 700 industry segments to get information such as recent developments, business challenges, trends, and opportunities.

Conversation starters: Leverage the “Conversation Starters” section in the Industry Database for a list of the most relevant topics and questions to discuss when networking.

Research on millions of companies: Including over 70 million organizations in more than 180 countries, CareerBeam offers company overviews, key information, and business intelligence. Log in at bu.edu/alumni/careerbeam.

THE BUAA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR SERIES

This series showcases BU alumni who make one-hour presentations on a variety of topics aimed at assisting fellow Terriers as they navigate the career landscape. Upcoming live webinar dates and archived recordings are available at bu.edu/alumni/webinars.

TERRIERS @ WORK

Terriers @ Work highlights successful BU alumni as they tweet about their workday in this unique, virtual job-shadowing opportunity. You can follow @TerriersAtWork on Twitter to get a firsthand look at what it’s like to work in a variety of roles, companies, and industries. Past participants came from KPMG, Viacom, the Boston Red Sox, Microsoft, PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Wall Street Journal, and more.

BU CAREERLINK

BU CareerLink is your source for finding jobs targeted just for Boston University alumni and students. You can upload résumés and cover letters, sign up for career events, connect with recruiters, and apply for jobs. Go to bu.edu/careers/services-workshops to explore.

THE BU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ON LINKEDIN

The BU Alumni Association group on LinkedIn harnesses the power of 30,000 alumni around the world by facilitating connections, building powerful networks, promoting mentoring, fostering career conversations, and highlighting programs that connect us to each other, our communities, and current students and faculty. You can stay in touch with your BU classmates, start discussions, and post questions at bu.edu/alumni/linkedin.

CAREER ADVISORY NETWORK

This online network includes nearly 6,000 alumni volunteers, who self-select to connect with fellow alumni and current BU students for peer-to-peer networking, informational purposes, mentoring, and more. Search the database, contact advisers, or become an adviser at bu.edu/alumni/careers.

UPDATE YOUR INFO

Your current zip code is your key to making sure you are invited to BUAA social and networking events in your area. Keep your information up to date at bu.edu/alumni/update, then visit our events calendar at bu.edu/alumni/events to see what we’ve got planned.

ALUMNI ACCESS

Go to bu.edu/alumni and log in or register for your free alumni account.